Be Good Quotes

Genuinely good people are like that. The sun shines out of them. They warm you right through.

When I was 3 years old, I thought I was very good at skiing.

Mistakes are good, successes are great, and idleness is a sin.

Success and all good things in life, start with a genuine concern for others.

Whenever we depart from voluntary cooperation and try to do good by using force, the bad moral value of force triumphs over good intentions.

Expression is never helped by suppression.

French women typically think about good things to eat. American women typically worry about bad things to eat.

I'd like to get four people who do cart wheels very good, and make a cart.

Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That's the classic great entrepreneur.

Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.

An Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards.

Without freedom of expression, good taste means nothing.

Jesus made it clear that the most important thing in the world is our relationship to God and to others. When we achieve that, everything good will follow.

I think investing in a good education has been key for me, although the investment was more in time than money.

When you think of the good old days, think one word: dentistry.

I'd learned some things. I knew you weren't supposed to hold a good wine at the top - the paper bag falls off.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

But if I wasn't playing, I would drink Saturdays, then Sunday, then Monday. Then I would try and train and it was no good, then have another drink just to pass the day away.

A good teacher feels his way, looking for response.

In small towns as well as large, good people outnumber bad people by 100 to 1. In big towns the 100 are nervous. But in small towns, it's the one.

I think most non-Christians who try to be good people are probably better Christians than Christians.

[A photograph] should do something to the beholder; either give a more complete appreciation of beauty, or, if nothing else, even a good mental kick in the pants.

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs.

Stop making me feel good. If you are anti-Semitic, fine. If you don't like me personally, fine. But deal with me as an individual, not as a Jew.

Camera-phones are like nuclear power plants: bad people will turn them into evil, good people will put them to good use.

I'm always in awe of and respect humans for their ability to plan, but sometimes, good intentions are lost along the way. And often the way becomes the goal.

Great is the issue at stake, greater than appears, whether a man is to be good or bad. And what will any one be profited if, under the influence of money or power, he neglect justice and virtue?

God has, in fact, thought of us from eternity and has loved us as unique individuals. He has called every one of us by name, as the Good Shepherd 'calls His sheep by name.'

Young writers shouldn't be afraid of striving to emulate their favorites. It's a good way to learn, as long as you move on from it and don't publish too many of the results.

No one sat me down with a piece of paper and said, This is what is expected of you. But... I'm lucky enough in the fact that I have found my role... I love being with people.

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?

What matters is how you feel inside, because feeling beautiful on the inside is key to looking good.

I love the Irish for their attachment to the faith and for many amiable and noble qualities, but they are deficient in good sense, sound judgement, and manly character.

What I like best is a good story with a moral.

Good intentions are invariably ungrammatical.

To be good is to be in harmony with oneself. Discord is to be forced to be in harmony with others.

And if it feels good... Feel it!

Actually, even our virility depends on the gaze and the control of women. Without women, we cannot do anything. I think it's a good thing.

Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast.

There are always going to be jerks in the world . . . [but] there are more good people on this earth than bad people, and the good people watch out for each other and take care of each other.

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Never gaining a good reputation is not nearly as painful as losing one.

Greed is good to most economists. It's greed that makes people work harder, be more productive and helps the economy grow.

I think that there are good things that happen and bad things that happen.

I watched Someone to Watch Over Me the other night. I thought it was a really good movie. It's a great movie.

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.

A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect.

The testing of good and bad is in order that the gold may boil and bring the scum to the top.

Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood, you sure are looking good. You're everything a big bad wolf could want.